DC United v Columbus Crew result

Full-time · DC United 0–2 Columbus Crew

Major League Soccer · Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:30 BST · Audi Field

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: DC United · Columbus Crew · Head-to-head

DC United 0–2 Columbus Crew — Columbus Crew won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Columbus Crew won 2–0 at Audi Field in Major League Soccer on Sunday 9 April.

Columbus Crew have scored in 13 consecutive matches.

The goals

Columbus Crew led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Columbus Crew: Lucas Zelarayán (39’ pen) and C. Ramirez (47’, assisted by Mohamed Farsi).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: DC United 0.69, Columbus Crew 1.45, from 14 shots to 13 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

R. Mendoza showed five yellow cards — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 16 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — DC United: Russell Canouse (45+5’), C. Benteke (58’) and M. Klich (81’); Columbus Crew: Gustavo Vallecilla (-5’) and Lucas Zelarayán (45+1’).

What it changes

DC United are winless in their last six matches.

Columbus Crew have won their last three matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) 9.7, L. O'Brien (DC United) 7.8 and Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) 5.8 led the match.

Next up

DC United next host New York Red Bulls on 14 October 2026.

Columbus Crew next host Charlotte on 14 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for DC United: DC United v New York Red Bulls, Thursday 15 October — the preview. Next for Columbus Crew: Columbus Crew v Charlotte, Thursday 15 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: DC United 0–2 Columbus Crew · Major League Soccer
Venue: Audi Field · Washington, District of Columbia
Referee: R. Mendoza
Head-to-head (last 6): DC United 1 · draws 1 · Columbus Crew 4 · 3.83 goals/game
Recent form: DC United 0W 2D 3L · Columbus Crew 3W 1D 1L

DC United 0–2 Columbus Crew (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 2.25

Goals

against 2 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.14 / 4

Corners

against 3.43 / 3.57 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.57 / 4.71

Shots on target

against 4.71 / 4 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.86 / 2.43

Cards

against 1.29 / 1.71 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

3.94 yellows

Referee · R. Mendoza

2.13 home / 1.81 away

over 16 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 April 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 April 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	DC United for / against	Line	Columbus Crew for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.25 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.14 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	11.71 for · 11.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 10.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.57 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.71 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.71 for · 13 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	14 for · 12.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.86 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.43 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: R. Mendoza — 3.94 yellow cards a game, 0.19 red cards, 24.69 fouls over 16 matches (2.13 to the home side, 1.81 to the away side).

Home 2.13Away 1.81

DC United

DC United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Benteke n 8	90	2.6 7/5	1.1 5/3	—
Tony Alfaro n 8	73.9	2.1 7/4	0.3 2/0	—
Y. Asad n 8	36.9	1.8 5/1	3.7 4/2	—
Russell Canouse n 8	71.3	1.7 7/4	2.2 6/4	—
S. Djeffal n 8	45.5	1.7 5/2	1 1/1	—

DC United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Fountas n 8	67.1	3.9 7/6	2.2 7/5
C. Benteke n 8	90	2.6 7/5	1.1 6/2
Jackson Hopkins n 8	24.3	2.3 2/1	0.9 1/1
T. Ku-DiPietro n 8	47.8	1.2 3/2	0.9 3/1
K. Fletcher n 5	18.4	1 1/0	1 1/0

DC United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Fletcher n 5	18.4	1 1/0	0 0/0
C. Benteke n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
Mohanad Jeahze n 8	84	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
M. Klich n 8	74.1	0.2 1/0	0.3 1/1
T. Fountas n 8	67.1	0.5 3/0	0 0/0

DC United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Greene n 3	71.3	3.8 3/3
S. Djeffal n 8	45.5	3.2 7/3
Russell Canouse n 8	71.3	2.7 6/6
Pedro Santos n 8	61.6	2.2 5/4
M. Klich n 8	74.1	2.1 7/4

DC United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Ochoa n 5	91	3.2 5/2
T. Miller n 8	90	2.9 8/5

Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Gustavo Vallecilla n 6	65.3	2.5 4/3	0 0/0	—
Yaw Yeboah n 8	34.6	2.3 4/1	1.6 3/1	—
A. Morris n 8	82	2.1 8/4	1.9 7/4	—
L. Díaz n 8	59.1	1.9 6/3	2.5 6/3	—
J. Russell-Rowe n 6	39.2	1.9 3/2	0.8 2/0	—

Columbus Crew — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Hernández n 8	82	4.7 8/8	1.5 7/4
J. Medranda n 8	17.3	3.3 4/1	1.3 2/0
Lucas Zelarayán n 8	79	3.1 8/6	1.7 8/2
C. Ramirez n 8	37.1	2.7 4/2	1.2 3/1
Yaw Yeboah n 8	34.6	1.6 4/1	0.6 2/0

Columbus Crew — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Russell-Rowe n 6	39.2	0.4 1/0	1.1 2/1
J. Medranda n 8	17.3	0.7 1/0	0.7 1/0
Lucas Zelarayán n 8	79	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
C. Ramirez n 8	37.1	0.6 1/1	0 0/0
A. Morris n 8	82	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0

Columbus Crew — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Morris n 8	82	6.4 8/7
J. Medranda n 8	17.3	4.6 5/2
Mohamed Farsi n 8	68.8	2.3 6/2
Pedro Santos n 8	61.6	2.2 5/4
K. Molino n 8	28.1	2 4/1

Columbus Crew — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Room n 8	83.8	3.6 7/4
Patrick Schulte n 3	90	2 1/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
DC United		Columbus Crew
44%	Possession	56%
0.69	Expected goals (xG)	1.45
14	Shots	13
5	Shots on target	5
6	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	5
7	Shots inside the box	10
2	Corners	4
2	Offsides	0
16	Fouls	13
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	4
380	Passes	472
71%	Pass accuracy	82%

DC United player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
T. Miller	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
V. Palsson	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
Steve Birnbaum	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Donovan Pines	90	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
L. O'Brien	90	1	0	3	3	0	7.3
M. Klich	90	0	0	1	1	Y	5.9
T. Fountas	90	5	4	0	2	0	6.9
C. Benteke	90	4	1	1	1	Y	7.3
Russell Canouse	80	0	0	0	5	Y	6.2
J. Greene	62	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
Pedro Santos	62	0	0	0	5	0	6.3
Ruan sub	28	1	0	4	0	0	7
Mohanad Jeahze sub	28	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
T. Ku-DiPietro sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Columbus Crew player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Patrick Schulte	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
Steven Moreira	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
M. Degenek	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Mohamed Farsi	90	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	7.5
A. Morris	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7.3
Darlington Nagbe	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
William Sands	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	7.9
C. Ramirez	89	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	7.3
Gustavo Vallecilla	85	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7
A. Mățan	85	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
Lucas Zelarayán	85	1	0	3	2	4	1	Y	7.6
Philip Quinton sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Sean Zawadzki sub	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
Yaw Yeboah sub	14	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
J. Russell-Rowe sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind DC United v Columbus Crew — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

DC UnitedLDLLD

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Columbus CrewWDLWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

DC United 1 · 1 draw · Columbus Crew 4 · 3.83 goals/game

2023-03-05 Columbus Crew 2–0 DC United
2022-07-14 DC United 2–2 Columbus Crew
2022-04-30 Columbus Crew 3–0 DC United
2021-10-31 DC United 1–3 Columbus Crew
2021-08-04 Columbus Crew 2–4 DC United
2021-05-08 Columbus Crew 3–1 DC United

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

DC United#12 pos40 pts34 pl-4 GD

Columbus Crew#3 pos57 pts34 pl+21 GD

Goals per game

DC United scored1.32

Columbus Crew scored1.97

DC United conceded1.44

Columbus Crew conceded1.35

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between DC United and Columbus Crew?: In their last 6 meetings, DC United won 1, Columbus Crew won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of DC United and Columbus Crew?: Recent form — DC United 0W 2D 3L; Columbus Crew 3W 1D 1L.

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